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What is a Tea Taster ?
A "Tea Taster" is the end result, the end
product, of years and years of very specialized training which
comes toward the close of a career of even more specialized
experience within the tea industry. He or she has elevated tea
evaluation to more than a science; the "Tea Taster" has
raised it to an art. The "Tea Taster" has honed all
five senses to the point where they act in unison,
simultaneously, as one sense organ whose sole purpose is to make
an evaluation, a judgment, on one specific tea at a time (though
hundreds of teas may be cupped or tasted during a single day). A
"Tea Taster" uses the senses of smell, sight, touch,
taste and hearing to form subjective and objective decisions
about tea based on the comprehensive information his/her sense
organs report.
Before a "Tea Taster" can begin to cup tea, the
tea must first be potted. The samples of tea are brought to the
cupping table (a round table with a lazy Susan top). They are
organized by number around the table. Kettles of steaming water
are close at hand A "Tea Taster's" lidded cup and bowl
are positioned at each numbered setting. The dry leaf is then
placed in the bowl and examined carefully. The dry leaf is then
placed into the cup. Boiling water is added and the lid is placed
on the cup to retain the heat. The infusion is then timed for 6
minutes. The tea liquid (or tea liquor) is then drained
completely from the lidded cup back into the bowl. The lidded cup
is then turned upside down, thus allowing all of the infused or
wet leaf to drop onto the lid. The wet leaves are then examined
very carefully, again. Now the "Tea Taster" examines
the tea liquor for color and aromatics. Finally, the "Tea
Taster," using a special and exact spoon, spoons the tea
with a sound which to the outsider represents slurping. This
slurping sound is caused by the tea being sucked into the mouth
at the exact speed of 125 miles per hour. At this speed, the tea
explodes at the back of the palate, forming minute mist
particles. These particles tell a story about the tea in volumes
to the "Tea Taster." That is all that is needed. One
spoonful. The tea is then expectorated into a gaboon and the
"Tea Taster" turns the table and begins anew with
another cup of tea.
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"The Tea Man"
May not be reproduced in whole or in part without written consent
of: "The Tea Man"
Copyright © February 1996
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